A Virtual
Computer Lab
in the Cloud
DH: Digital Humanities
Using computational methods for humanistic inquiry
DH Tools
Hold promise for humanities inquiry
Require specialized knowledge to install, configure, and use
Applications
- Text Mining
- Topic Modeling
- Digital Repositories
- Interactive Exhibits
- Data Visualization
However...
Computational methods need infrastructure
(Especially hard to get in the humanities)
- Virtual computer in the cloud
- DH tools pre-installed
- Clear documentation
Tools
- IPython
- Natural Language Toolkit
- MALLET: MAchine Learning for LanguagE Toolkit
- Omeka
- R Studio
- More coming
How?
Technical "Details"
Who?
Educators
Scholars
Students
- Save money
- Each instance = $0.02/hour
- Save time
- Instantiates in 5 minutes
- Save space
- Computer lab in the cloud
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
Next Steps
More custom installs
More security/hardening
User feedback
DH Box is in the classroom
Contact us:
Questions?
DH Box @DH_Box
Stephen Zweibel @stevezweibel
Cailean Cooney @_csmcc
Harlan Kellaway @DigiHumanatee
Thanks to Professors Matt Gold & Dennis Tenen